Secret City Marathon goes well

Thursday

Nov 22, 2012 at 9:48 AMNov 22, 2012 at 12:56 PM

More than 500 runners took to east Oak Ridge this past Sunday for the third Secret City Half Marathon, Half Marathon Relay and Half Marathon 4 Kids races. More than 20 states were represented but it was Cookeville’s Brian Shelton who won the main event. Shelton crossed the finish line in 1:12.00.9 running at a 5:30 mile pace. He was quickly followed by Black Mountian, N.C., racer Duncan Reuning (1:16:54.2) and the top Oak Ridge finisher Ed Wright.

Robert Holder

More than 500 runners took to east Oak Ridge this past Sunday for the third Secret City Half Marathon, Half Marathon Relay and Half Marathon 4 Kids races. More than 20 states were represented but it was Cookeville’s Brian Shelton who won the main event. Shelton crossed the finish line in 1:12.00.9 running at a 5:30 mile pace. He was quickly followed by Black Mountian, N.C., racer Duncan Reuning (1:16:54.2) and the top Oak Ridge finisher Ed Wright.

Wright’s pace of 6:07 brought him across the line in a time of 1:20:03.7.

Sofia Mimendi of Harrogate was the top female finisher. Mimendi finished 11th overall in a time of 1:29:44.7. Julie Upham was the first woman from Oak Ridge across the line. She finished 23rd among all women in the race in a time of 1:49:14.8, 95th overall.